Decision Workspace
reactors vs blocking vs better-logger
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
reactors
growingv0.1.4
Performance-focused cross-platform asynchronous IO implementation
67
blocking
growingv1.6.2
A thread pool for isolating blocking I/O in async programs
65
better-logger
growingv2.3.1
Flexible sync/async logger with console, file, and HTTP output
Core Metrics
| reactors | blocking | better-logger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 67 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 5.0K | 120.4M | 4.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 6.9M | 228 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.8K | 11 |
| Releases | 4 | 32 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 1109d ago | 264d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 3y | 6y 9m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
reactors
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
blocking
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
better-logger
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| reactors | blocking | better-logger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 1.6.2 | 2.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 7 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 63KB | 18KB | 39KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.85.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •blocking leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •blocking is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ reactors has not been updated in over a year.
- •reactors is pre-1.0 — API may change.